Clubhouse Refurbishment and Funding
Loan Note Scheme and Capital Expenditure
You will be pleased to know that we have now fully repaid the £150,000 cost of the New Road nets project. This has been a tremendous effort by everyone in the club. Thank you.
However, life does not stand still, and we would now like to fully refurbish the clubhouse with new furniture, new carpets, complete redecoration and an upgrade to the kitchen to maintain the highest levels of hygiene. In addition, we need to replace the storage shed by the nets, resolve drainage issues at the back of the nets area and refurbish the electronic scoreboard. As with everything these days, this will not be cheap.
We estimate the total cost may be in the range of £60,000 to £70,000 and likely to be near the top end of that range. We hope to be able to finance part of this with some of the revenues from the 2025 City Lunch and the 2025 Club Ball and we will look to see if there are any available grants. However, we are likely to require a further £60,000 to complete the project. We have discussed a number of financing options including bank loans and all that they entail and, in the end, decided we would like to keep the financing within the club.
To do this we would like to launch to members a loan note scheme whereby 120 members pledge to loan the club £500 each (or multiples thereof) which would be repaid free of interest over the next six years. Full details are available here.
As with the nets project, I do hope you feel able to support this upgrade to our facilities which is long overdue.
Thank you.
Neil McCallum
About the club
Esher Cricket Club was formed in 1863 and is a community focused club offering cricket for the under 5’s to over 60’s. We are committed to the concept of fair (but hard) play and adhere to the MCC Sprit of cricket.
The first XI play in the Premier Division of the Surrey Championship, the very highest standard of league cricket in Surrey. The 2nd XI also play in the Premiership, the highest level for 2nd XI cricket.
The 3rd XI play in Division 1 after being promoted and winning their division in 2021. The 4th XI will play in Division 3 for the 2024 season after 2 promotions in 2021 and 2022. In 2024, our 5th XI will play in the league for their 3rd year. All 3rd, 4th and 5th XI home matches will be played at Imber Court. We also organise 6th and 7th XI friendly fixtures throughout the season.
Some 650 young cricketers (boys and girls) play from the U5 to U19 age groups with training sessions offered throughout the year. In addition, in excess of 700 matches and tournaments are arranged for the young cricketers during the summer months. We also provide winter and holiday coaching courses. Whilst our main ethos is development, inclusivity and matchplay for all. Our young teams also enjoy many successes. There are in excess of 70 players who are involved with the Surrey CCC Performance programs and in 2021, our U13s became ECB National Champions. We have a top-level team of coaches, led by Duncan Pauline, four of whom have international playing experience. Esher has the Clubmark accreditation ensuring the welfare of our young players.
We also have a women’s section and all are welcome, no experience or kit needed. We also hold Women’s socials in the Summer.
The Club has a vibrant social calendar. During the year the Club organise an end of season ball (September), a cricket tour to Sarasota, Florida (November), a City lunch (April), lunch at the Club (May) and a comedy night (May).
If you are interested in joining the club please contact Dan Taylor (adult) on daniel.r.taylor@dhl.com or 07583 668591, Mark Hopkinson (boys) m_hoppy@hotmail.com and Sid Simmons (girls) esherccgirlssection@gmail.com , Sue Da Vall (womens) EsherWomenSection@gmail.com
Neil McCallum
Chairman & Secretary
